Most writers and authors know that hiring a professional editor is an important part of the process, and one that should not be scrimped on or ignored. But many writers don’t realize the importance...
Many people have said to me that they’d like to join me on a chocolate excursion. Switzerland is a terrific place to explore chocolate as chocolate is engrained in contemporary Swiss culture and steeped in...
I started blogging in February of 2009, and what a ride it has been. In this post, I’d like to share a few of the favourite posts we’ve had on this blog judging by...
My goal in writing the Chocolatour: A Quest for the World’s Best Chocolate series is three-pronged: to educate chocolate lovers about the exciting and extensive world of chocolate, to entertain my readers with insightful and informative...
I hope you’re up for some fun today! We’re visiting TCHO New American Chocolate as part of our continuing Chocolatour through San Francisco–and now Berkley, as TCHO moved to Berkley on the east shore...
As we’re just six weeks from saying so long to 2013, I’ve begun reflecting back on the 11 months that have passed. It had been my assumption that 2013 was not a good year...
As much as I enjoyed touring around San Francisco and Oakland, I had to stay focused, as the primary reason for my recent trip was to meet some of the chocolate makers whose fabulous...
The November 2nd, 2013 chocolate dinner at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg was a great success! We had a sell-out crowd, and have scheduled the next dinner of chocolate exploration for April 12th, 2014. You...
We writers produce a product just like other marketable products out there. It’s just so much more personal, as the products we create, whether they be in the form of a book, article, short...
It had been many years since my last trip to San Francisco, so I was glad that there are enough terrific chocolate makers in this remarkable city to warrant a return trip. It was...
